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It was followed by a New York Times article alleging that he may have tried to do so through a well-connected Russian banker whose financial institution is under sanction by the U.S. Heightening concerns for the White House, Comey is expected to testify before Congress after Memorial Day about memos he kept on conversations with the president that pertained to the investigation.

I think it just speaks to the need to see themselves as a victim that they have, that they are constantly being persecuted. I understand how it offends people. Griffin drew condemnation from many on social media after posting the original video on Twitter earlier in the day. Griffin co-hosts CNN's New Year's Eve coverage with Anderson Cooper.

Donald Trump has doubled down on his attacks on Germany with an early-morning tweet that called the European country's trade and defense policy " very bad for [the] U.S". Very bad for US. "The president believes that seeing Europe and other NATO countries increase its burden sharing is a very positive thing for their own countries, for NATO as a whole and for the US", Spicer said, pointing to conversations at NATO and the G7 summits.

Though it has been dubbed "the esports betting bill", SB 240 does not include the word "esports" anywhere in the revised text. Under the new piece of legislation, the Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC ) is to be given the chance to issue operating licenses allowing pari-mutuel system of wagering to be implemented.

The Washington Post reported Friday that Kushner and Russia's ambassador to Washington discussed the possibility of setting up a secret and secure communications channel between Trump's transition team and the Kremlin, using Russian diplomatic facilities in an apparent move to shield their pre-inauguration discussions from monitoring.

This score is based on the number of tweets, date of the last tweet and ratio of followers to friends. Since February 7th, the president has gained nearly 7 million followers, Social Rank reports. Or is he simply trying to catch up with Barack Obama's impressive 89 million followers - of which 79 per cent are real? Problem is, numerous followers appear to be fake.

The former Marine faces one count of aggravated assault with a firearm and is being held for mental health evaluation, Mina said. An armed man at the Orlando International Airport was taken into custody Tuesday night after a almost three-hour standoff with police, authorities said.

Then Christian begins the knife assault, according to the document. On 29 April, during a free speech rally in Portland , the police seized a baseball bat that Christian had allegedly been using to threaten liberal protesters. "It felt tense. It felt like something bad was about to happen", said Macy. Fletcher shoved Christian back and continued telling him to get off the train.

In 1996, federal law required each state to provide guaranteed coverage for people with pre-existing conditions. Yes, those 'congressional representatives, who while supposed to be representing us voted themselves a one-term full retirement plan and voted themselves a special health insurance plan, specifically excluding themselves from being included in Obamacare.

The Texas Senate on Sunday approved a bill that seeks to allow state-funded or private adoption agencies to reject gay parents based on their religious objections. "We have been clear that discriminatory legislation would have a chilling effect on economic development, make recruitment and retention more hard, and stifle investment in Texas", Wallace said.

Woods was handcuffed and taken to a police station for breath tests. Woods, in a statement released on Monday night, blamed the incident on "an unexpected reaction to prescription medications ". He finished the statement by saying that he wasn't fully aware that the mix of medications had affected him so much. After a few hours in jail, Woods was released on his own recognizance.

During his speech before the American service members in Sicily, Trump thanked the military crowd that stood before him and praised them as "patriots who keep the fires of liberty burning". "Money is starting to pour in", Trump said, echoing a tweet earlier Saturday on the subject. But even at historic low points ― the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, and the 2013 revelation that the USA spied on Merkel ― tensions centered around policy disagreements.

A top White House communications staffer has resigned as President Donald Trump considers a major staff overhaul amid intensifying inquiries into his campaign's dealings with Russian Federation. The reporter said Spicer was attempting to discredit The Post's anonymous sources while Trump was promoting a Fox story based on a single anonymous source.

Syring's agency sounded a note of caution. The missile was shot down by a missile of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense element launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. "Iran also continues to develop more sophisticated missiles and approve the range and accuracy of current missile systems". The U.S. Pacific Command said it tracked what appeared to be a short-range ballistic missile for six minutes.

According to the person familiar with the Kushner meeting, the Trump team eventually felt there was no need for a back channel once Rex Tillerson was confirmed as secretary of state on February 1. "Mr. Kushner has consistently said that he will share what he knows about these meetings, and the details pertaining to, which were previously reported in March", she added.

Orlando International Airport first released information of the incident at 8:21 p.m. when it tweeted, "Incident ongoing involving man w/ weapon in terminal - Level 1 A-side, rental vehicle area". OIA tweeted at 9:15 p.m. that entrances are open, but congested. Images posted on social media showed a heavy police presence in the area and passengers were anxious about their safety and missing flights.

Pettigrew was being held for a mental evaluation and faces aggravated assault charges. "Everyone is safe", Orlando police tweeted referring to the incident which thwarted another possible attack which has been reeling America with violence making public demand the gun license to be cancelled and should not be made available to every one at ease.

After the passing of Senate Bill 4 , many were outraged and hundreds of protesters converged at the Texas Capital on the last day of the regular session. Rinaldi told his colleagues that he had reported the protesters to ICE as he believed they were undocumented immigrants. The fallout continues from a protest at the Texas State Capitol where even lawmakers were hurling threats.

As part of the agreement, Bernards Township will permit the Islamic Society to build the mosque. The township also reportedly will be required to pay $3.25 million to the plaintiffs that filed the lawsuits in 2016, including $1.5 million in damages, and $1.75 million in litigation costs.

Macy remembers the moment the suspect, Jeremy Christian , got on the MAX train. The man hurling the insults turned his rage - and a knife - on the good Samaritans. Meche earned a bachelor's degree in economics in 2016 from Reed College in Portland and landed a job with the Cadmus Group, a consulting firm in the area.

The roof caved in as a result of the blaze. Both boys are 15, police said. Police said the teen, who is from Joliet , was identified after they posted a surveillance image of two boys on their Facebook page who were seen in the vicinity of the crime.

Femi Gbajabiamila. On his part, Rotimi Agunsoye (APC-Lagos) who described the current N18,000 national minimum wage as inadequate for the survival of an average Nigerian worker, argued that failure to review the minimum wage could further trigger corrupt practices among workers.

Rinaldi told his colleagues that he had reported the protesters to ICE as he believed they were undocumented immigrants. Rinaldi responded to the allegations in a statement posted on Facebook , claiming he was himself threatened by Nevarez.

Orlando Police Chief John Mina said officers realized Pettigrew was mentally distressed when they arrived. Orlando police later tweeted that entrances were open but congested. The Florida Highway Patrol closed all roads leading to the airport. Hundreds of officers responded to the emergency call at 7:24 p.m. and Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer‏ tweeted his thanks for their "professionalism managing situation ...

She is 5-foot-3 and weighs 130 pounds. According to the alert, Trinity Lewis, 13, was taken from Salem, Missouri in Dent County. One man was in his 50's with a black, neat beard, short hair, and had an average to heavy build. The second man is in his 30s, relatively short with a thin build and clean shaven. Trinity told her guardian she was going to a friend's house but never showed up.

Pettigrew is being held for a mental evaluation and faces aggravated assault charges . It was not immediately clear whether Pettigrew had an attorney. The incident at the Orlando airport was first reported at about 7.24pm on Tuesday. Traffic was at a standstill initially but started to pick up again after 9:15 p.m.

In a tweet early this morning, Mr Trump criticised the Russia probes, writing: "Russian officials must be laughing at the US & how a lame excuse for why the Dems lost the election has taken over the Fake News". On Tuesday, the Russia inquiry touched two other campaign associates: Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen and surrogate Boris Epshteyn, both of whom investigators on Capitol Hill are requesting information from as part of their probe into Russian election meddling.

UPDATE: 11:09 p.m. Florida Gov. Rick Scott has released a statement on Tuesday night's incident at Orlando International Airport . Officers then determined it was fake, the police chief said. Police have contained a suspect with a weapon at the Orlando International Airport , authorities tweeted Tuesday, May 30, 2017. Passengers were encouraged to contact their airline for information on the status of their flight.

Micah Fletcher, a victim of a stabbing attack on a light rail train that left two dead, watches as suspect Jeremy Christian is arraigned in Multnomah County Circuit Court in Portland on Tuesday. Numerous early settlers to OR were from Southern states and brought with them negative attitudes about blacks, Gibson said. Currently, more than 70 percent of Portland is non-Hispanic white and only about 6 percent of the city's population is black, according to the most recent U.S.

A defiant Jeremy Joseph Christian made his first appearance Tuesday afternoon before Judge Paul G. Crowley at the Multnomah Justice Center. One of them was wearing a hijab. She said her son had died a hero, like Americans honored on Memorial Day. She said her friend is Muslim, but she's not. The lone man to survive a stabbing attack on a Portland, Oregon, light rail train says he's having a hard time processing what happened.

In a statement, White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus said Mr Dubke tendered his resignation just before Mr Trump departed for his first official trip overseas. More attorneys with deep experience in Washington investigations are expected to be added in the weeks ahead. That includes Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner, who reportedly tried to set up a back channel to Moscow during the transition - separate from US agencies.

Pettigrew is accused of pointing a simulated gun at officers, but police did not realize the gun was fake until he was taken into custody, officials said. Plaza said she didn't hear any gunshots or see anyone injured. "It didn't seem real". The call about an armed man came in about 7:30 p.m. and the situation was resolved almost three hours later, after a crisis negotiator was called in to help.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions countered that the court s move "blocks the president s efforts to strengthen this country s national security ". In a 10-3 ruling, the Fourth Circuit upheld the lower court's preliminary injunction barring the administration from suspending visa issuance and preventing entry for nationals from the six countries.

There are lots of things that divide us in these polarizing times, but rest assured there are plenty that unite us, too - like our inability to spell common words correctly. Lily Tugbah emerged victor at the 10th edition final of The Spelling Bee Ghana in February this year and she will be the only contestant from Africa taking part in the 90th edition of the Scripps National Spelling Bee .

Employees pulled the man and his son from the apartment complex's community pool and started CPR. The two were pulled from the pool, located behind a home in the 20900 block of Woodland Glen Drive, and taken to St. The Oakland County Medical Examiner's Office is scheduled to examine the victims this week. We generally run these "as is" or with minimal editing for punctuation, spelling, etc.

The Trump relative suggested Russian diplomatic facilities in the U.S. for the private talks, Kisylak reportedly said. CNN reported Kushner made the communications request in December while he was still a private citizen. McMaster and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly describing back-channel communications in general as normal and unconcerning. "Any channel of communication, back or otherwise, with a country like Russian Federation is a good thing ", Kelly said.

Another White House member, Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly , also defended Kushner's use of back-channel communications with Russian Federation on ABC's "This Week": "Any way that you can communicate with people, particularly organizations that are maybe not particularly friendly to us is a good thing ".

Former FBI Director James Comey has agreed to testify in open session before Congress, the Senate Intelligence Committee announced late on Friday, as the panel will schedule a hearing with Comey after Memorial Day. Trump's meeting with Russia's foreign minister Sergey V. Lavrov and Russian ambassador to the United States , Sergey I. Kislyak in the Oval Office caused a bit of controversy after reports were published claiming Trump had disclosed intelligence from an Israeli counterterrorism ...

The House and Senate blamed each other Sunday for an impasse that could trigger a special session through the failure of a bill to continue the Texas Medical Board , with lawmakers saying Texans' health is at stake. The measure, Senate Bill 21 by state Sen. That leaves a wide chasm between the House and Senate on a revenue bill that was seemingly headed to a House-Senate conference committee.

White House spokesman Sean Spicer addressed the issue briefly today. First of all, the source for this story might want to alert the White House that Kushner hadn't discussed a backchannel with Kislyak: on Tuesday, Kellyanne Conway appeared on Fox & Friends to defend setting up a backchannel .

Jeremy Christian yelled as he walked into the courtroom Tuesday. "He never disrespected me", Clark said , but added that he changed after he got out of prison. One of the young women who was targeted in the verbal assault by Christian thanked the two men who lost their lives helping her. The surviving victim of the attack, Micah Fletcher, sat in the front row of the gallery during the arraignment, with a long, sutured wound visible on his neck.

British Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to bring up the leaks to U.S. President Donald Trump , when she meets him in Brussels for a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation summit on Wednesday , the Telegraph reported . Photographs from the investigations published by American newspapers showed remnants of blue material - which the New York Times reported came from a Karrimor rucksack carried by Abedi.

MALCOLM BRABANT: Today , instead of barbs, they exchanged gifts. Pope Francis gave the president a split medallion held together by an olive tree, which his interpreter told Trump is "a symbol of peace". This made Melania and Ivanka Trump's decision to embrace traditional dress a powerful political sign-especially considering they made the opposite choice when visiting Saudi Arabia few days earlier, by not wearing the headscarves customary in Islamic tradition.

Trust me when I tell you as a former member of National Basketball Association media that voted on these things, they'll rely on the narrative in making their final vote for who should be crowned Finals MVP. Against the Warriors, Lue's track record indicates he won't push the panic button no matter how the games and series unfold. But James will face long odds in the Warriors, who have demolished everybody in every way in a flawless 12-0 postseason and have added the brilliance of Durant ...

The North Carolina move was perceived as a step forward, while a special session and a highly restrictive Texas bill that controlled public restrooms outside schools would be seen as "moving backwards", Jones said. Otherwise, he'd continue to hold hostage legislation that would keep some of the state's agencies from shutting their doors as part of a sunset review process.

Paul in the trial of a Minnesota police officer charged with manslaughter for fatally shooting a black motorist. "It's a hard thing, and every case will be different". The defense argued that Castile's status to carry a weapon is not relevant to the charges since Yanez had no knowledge whether Castile had a permit or not when he fired the fatal shots.

Childress turned to his grandson, "I think you had the No. 3 on when you played in the (Little League) World Series, it was on your jersey". Johnson and Logano ran out of gas. TOUGH LUCK TRUEX: Martin Truex Jr . has dominated the Coca-Cola 600 the last three years, but only has one win to show for it. The result marked Busch's 16th top-10 finish in in 27 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway , one of only two tracks - the other being Pocono Raceway - where he hasn't won a points race.

Republicans trying to dismantle former President Barack Obama's health care law have run into the same problem that bedeviled him: Quality health insurance doesn't come cheap, especially if it protects people in poor health, older adults not yet eligible for Medicare , and the poor.

Andrew D. Byers of Colorado Springs and Christopher D. Horton of the Oklahoma National Guard. "To every Gold Star family , God is with you, and your loved ones are with Him", Mr. As President Trump and military leaders saluted or put their hands over their hearts for the Star-Spangled Banner, spectators were seen taking photos and videos of the Memorial Day service with their smartphones instead of taking a moment to honor those who had given their lives for our country.

But she pointedly did not back down from earlier comments about Europe's need to rely on itself rather than its friends. Before the presidential tweets began flying early Tuesday, Chancellor Angela Merkel reaffirmed the importance of Germany's ties to the United States .